Manchester United returned tonight (Wednesday) with a missing squad for activity after the World Cup, when it is still without its two stoppers (Raphael Varan and Licha Martins, who reached the final in Qatar) and without Harry Maguire who was absent due to illness, yet qualified for the quarterfinals of the League Cup after a victory 0:2 over Vincent Kompany’s Burnley, the leader of the minor league, thanks to a beautiful victory in a good atmosphere at Old Trafford, in front of a thirsty crowd.
The other teams that qualified for the quarter-finals are Leicester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Southampton, Wolves and Charlton. The last winner will be determined in the match between Liverpool and Manchester City.
The encouraging moment for United was the goal of Marcus Rashford, who ran and ran, entered the box and with a great finish made it 0:2 in the 57th minute, to illustrate that he had returned from Qatar. Even before that, Van Bissaka made a great save for Christian Eriksen (27), with a kick from the air while leaping that left the Dane alone in front of the goal, and the midfielder also returned to smiling after a disappointing tournament.